When the Department receives an application, staff review it to see
if all the required information is on the form, and if the required supporting
information has been provided. If not, the application package is
returned with an explanation as to what is missing.

Once an application has been accepted by the Department as complete,
the application form and supporting documentation undergo a technical
review and evaluation. This is to decide if the activity being
proposed meets the minimum standards, policies, guidelines, procedures
and regulations that are administered by the Department.

When the application is completed, a review by the Department of Fisheries
and Oceans (Canada), Transport Canada, local authorities and community
organizations may form part of the review process.

If an applicant fails to meet these criteria, staff will tell them which
specific criteria have not been met to the satisfaction of the Department.

If an applicant meets all the criteria, the Approval will be sent to
the applicant by mail.. This Approval will list any terms and conditions
which the applicant must satisfy.

Waiting Period:

60 business days or less
Provided that all the items that must accompany the application have been received

Expiry & Renewal:

This approval is valid until the expiry date included on
the approval. It can be renewed. It is the responsibility of
the Approval holder to contact the Department before it expires; NO NOTICE
of renewal will be sent out by the Department.

1) Licence holders must demonstrate beneficial use of the
water within three years of the licence being issued.

2) "Watercourse" means any creek, brook, stream, river,
lake, pond, spring, lagoon or any other natural body of water, and includes
all the water in it, and also the bed and the shore (whether there is
actually any water in it or not). It also includes all ground water.